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Hanukkah is a holiday about sharing
DAVIE (CBSMiami) - Hanukkah is a holiday about sharing and what better way to share this year than to give away hundreds of holiday gift bas to Holocaust survivors.
Goodman Jewish Family Services volunteers hand out gift bags to Holocaust survivors ahead of Hanukkah
DAVIE, FLA. (WSVN) - Volunteers in Davie are helping out Holocaust survivors just in time for Hanukkah. Staff members from Goodman Jewish Family Services handed out gift bags for Holocaust survivors on Sunday afternoon.
Goodman JFS receives Sawgrass Award for 2020 Business of the Year
Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County received the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Sawgrass Award as a 2020 Business of the Year on November 4, 2020.
South Florida’s Jewish community surprises Holocaust survivor on eve of Rosh Hashanah
PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. (WSVN) - South Florida’s Jewish community surprised a Holocaust survivor in Pembroke Pines with traditional treats on the eve of Rosh Hashanah. Goodman Jewish Family Services surprised 90-year-old Michael Sadek on Thursday. He is one of 800...
Coronavirus Is Changing Available Resources For Adults Living With Disabilities
Goodman Jewish Family Services' disabilities department, called Joshua's Path, has launched a free new program, 'Zoom Together' to create structure and community for adults living with intellectual and developmental disabilities during the time of coronavirus closures...
COVID Can’t Stop Good: Parkland Cares Awards $125,000 to Battle Trauma during the Pandemic
Five mental-health nonprofits continue to provide virtual care to survivors of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shooting, their families, and the community at large
Jewish Family Services Takes Action to End Hunger in Broward
Rabbi Chaim Slavaticki knocked on the family’s door, and their teenage daughter answered as her siblings played in the background. There to deliver food as part of a pilot program of the Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County’s Cupboard, Rabbi Slavticki...
Rabbi: ‘There’s nothing more rewarding than providing food for those in need’
With the COVID-19 pandemic having caused an increase of food insecurity in South Florida, local Jewish organizations have stepped up to the plate to provide relief for families in need. Among these include the Dorit and Ben J. Genet Cupboard of Goodman Jewish Family...
Stressed out from online back-to-school? South Florida experts offer advice to navigate this unusual school year
What do you do if online learning is causing your child anxiety? How do you handle the stress of working while trying to keep a kindergartner in front of the computer for hours? South Florida mental health experts say the 2020-21 school year could take a toll on the...